Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-170) Texas (+145)

The Texas Rangers (59-77) will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (76-60) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -170 and Texas is priced at +145. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ross Stripling and Dane Dunning.

Toronto has a slugging % of .427 and have been rung up 1,042 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. They have 622 RBI's in addition to 1,217 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .261. The Blue Jays have recorded 259 two-baggers as a team and have hit 166 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 637 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.7 runs/g, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

Get all of our MLB Expert Picks

The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 3.87 so far this season (12th in the league), and they have struck out 1,177 batters. They have walked 356 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a squad on the campaign. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.31 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 157 home runs in addition to 572 runs (15th in MLB).

The Blue Jays have dispatched 490 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 205 runners this year and 24.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have 38 saves on the season and have blown 20 of 58 save chances. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 65.5% and stepped onto the hill in 138 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 77 holds for the season (10th in MLB). Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 135 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 3,636 putouts this season, as well as 1,138 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them sitting 14th in pro baseball, and have a total of 105 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,908 innings, ranking them 18th in pro baseball.

Stripling has taken the mound for 644 innings and has earned 605 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 3.81 (273 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.205. He has conceded 619 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 158 walks. Stripling (35-38 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.96 and he has gone up against 2,675 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .395 and they score 4.45 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have notched 186 doubles, while getting a free base 398 times as well as notching 605 runs. Texas has knocked in 163 home runs for the season as well as 574 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,195 instances (6th in baseball) and have 1,117 base knocks. The Texas Rangers have tallied an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a team batting average of .242 so far this season.

The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 617 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.13 (554 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 138 homers and they surrender 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.336 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.12 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.26 (1,113 strikeouts against 493 free passes). They rank 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,120.

With 124 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 70 holds and also 23 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 54 save opportunities and they have recorded 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 143 times in high leverage situations in addition to 106 occasions with base runners. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of their 161 inherited runners. They sit at 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.4%, and they have sent 451 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

Out of their 10,863 innings on the field, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (16th in baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 112 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in MLB). The Rangers have racked up 1,287 assists, 85 errors and have earned 3,621 putouts for the season.

Dunning (10-18 career record) has earned a 4.38 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 and he has gone up against 1,260 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 141 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.398 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Dunning has conceded 293 base knocks while totaling 268 strikeouts in 289 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-170)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here